CHESTERTON HIGH SCHOOL - Duneland School …

CHESTERTON HIGH SCHOOL

2125 South 11th Street Chesterton, IN 46304 Office: 219-983-3730 Fax: 219-983-3775

Chesterton High School is dedicated to quality education for all students and is committed to developing lifelong learners who will value themselves and others, contribute to their community, and achieve individual success in an

ever-changing world.

CEEB Code: 150500

duneland.k12.in.us/chs

Mr. Brent Martinson, Principal Dr. Ginger Bolinger, Superintendent Mrs. Karen Moffett, Counseling Office Chair

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

OUR SCHOOL

All course offerings with full descriptions can be found

at duneland.k12.in.us/chscourses under "CHS

Course Descriptions". Indiana requires 40 credits for

graduation, while CHS requires 47 credits. Students enrolled in the IB program must complete the full IB

diploma. The Class of 2019 will graduate on

May 30, 2019.

English

8 credits

Mathematics

6 credits

Science

6 credits

Social Studies

6 credits

Physical Education

2 credits

Health

1 credit

Technology

1 credit

Electives

12 credits

Directed Electives

6 credits

World Languages

Fine Arts

Career & Technical Education

SCHOOL DAY

Chesterton Senior High School is a four year comprehensive public school located 50 miles southeast of Chicago in Chesterton, Indiana. Chesterton has a population of 13,000 and is situated at the very southern tip of Lake Michigan.

CHS is part of the Duneland School Corporation, which includes five elementary schools (K-4), two intermediate schools (5-6), one middle school (7-8), and one high school (9-12). CHS is accredited by AdvancED, is an Indiana Gold Star Counseling Award recipient, and an International Baccalaureate (IB) school. 23% of our students are enrolled in the federal Free/Reduced Lunch program.

Typically, 77% of our graduates go on to pursue postsecondary education. The total school enrollment is 2076, with 496 students in the class of 2019.

CLASS RANK/GPA

CHS is structured using a block schedule. Block scheduling provides each student with seven, 90minute periods and one 90-minute resource block over two days.

GRADUATION RATE

School Year 2017-2018 2016-2017 2015-2016

Graduation Rate 92.0% 94.4% 95.8%

Both class rank and GPA are weighted. Honors points are given in Honors, GT, AP, and IB courses. The highest GPA in the senior class is currently 4.77. GPA is calculated using the non-weighted/weighted scale below.

A+ 4.33/5.33 A 4.00/5.00 A- 3.67/4.67 B+ 3.33/4.33 B 3.00/4.00 B- 2.67/3.67

C+ 2.33/3.33 C 2.00/3.00 C- 1.67/2.67 D+ 1.33 D 1.00 D- 0.67

F 0.00 I Incomplete N Audit P Pass W Withdrawn WF With/Fail

Mrs. Karen Moffett kmoffett@duneland.k12.in.us Counseling Office Chair, Post High School

Counselor A-B + DALC

Mrs. Gretchen Arthur garthur@duneland.k12.in.us Post High School Counselor C-H

COUNSELING OFFICE STAFF

Mrs. Danielle Konopasek dkonopasek@duneland.k12.in.us

Post High School Counselor I-P

Mrs. Julie Roytan jroytan@duneland.k12.in.us Post High School Counselor Q-Z

Mr. James Moore jmoore@duneland.k12.in.us Student Support Counselor A-K

Ms. Michele Dailey mdailey@duneland.k12.in.us Student Support Counselor L-Z

HONORS/GT/ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES

CHS offers 24 Honors courses, 3 GT courses and 14 AP courses. English: English Honors (Grades 9-12), GT English 10, AP Literature, AP Language & Composition World Language: French, German, Japanese & Spanish (levels 4 & 5) Mathematics: Honors Algebra I, Geometry & PreCalculus, GT Geometry, & Algebra 2/Trig, AP Calculus AB & BC, AP Statistics, AP Computer Science A Science: Honors Biology I, Chemistry II, Physiology/Anatomy, Zoology, AP Biology II, AP Chemistry II, AP Physics I & II, AP Environmental Science, AP Physics C Social Studies: Honors Geography/World History, World History, US History, US Government, Economics, AP European History, AP US History

In May of 2018, CHS administered 580 exams. There were 339 students who took AP exams in 14 different subjects.

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM COURSES

Group 1 - Language A IB English HL

Group 2 - Language B IB French SL IB German SL IB Japanese SL IB Spanish SL

Group 3 - Individuals & Societies IB History HL

IB Psychology SL IB Economics SL IB Business & Mgmt

Theory SL

Group 4 - Science IB Biology HL IB Physics SL IB Chemistry SL

Group 5 Mathematics IB Math Studies SL IB Math SL IB Math HL

Group 6 - Fine Arts IB Visual Art HL IB Visual Art SL IB Film Theory SL

Other Components Theory of Knowledge Creativity, Action &

Service (CAS) Extended Essays

2018 2017 2016

ACT

Composite English Math

24.2

24.0 24.1

24.2

24.0 24.1

24.9

24.4 24.6

TESTING DATA

2018 2017 2016*

SAT ERW 562 570 575

Math 563 570 568

Writing CR Math 2016 488 512 503

* New SAT Format

National Merit Program

2019 2018 2017

Finalists

TBA 6

5

Semi-Finalists TBA 6

5

Commended TBA 6 10

COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES ENROLLING 1 OR MORE CHS STUDENTS IN 1 OF THE PAST 4 YEARS

Albion College American Academy of Art Arizona State University Azusa Pacific University

Ball State University Benedictine University Brigham Young University

Butler University California Poly. State Univ. Carnegie Mellon University

Carroll University Carthage College Catholic Univ. of America Columbia University Cornell University Denison University

DePaul University DePauw University Drake University Duquesne University Elmhurst College Georgetown University

Goshen College Grand Valley State Univ.

Hanover College Harvard University Indiana State University Indiana University

Lewis University Loyola University of Chicago

Marquette University

Manchester University Marian University MIT New York University

Northwestern University Princeton University Purdue University Reed College

Rochester Institute of Tech Skidmore College

St. Ambrose University Stanford University West Point (USMA) U.S. Naval Academy

University of Alabama

University of California, Berkley University of Chicago University of Colorado University of Kentucky University of Michigan

University of North Carolina University of Notre Dame University of Pennsylvania

Valparaiso University Washington State University Washington University St. Louis Western Michigan University

Wheaton College William Penn University

Williams College Yale University

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